# der Stift

der Stift is a German noun meaning “pin”. Forms: des Stiftes, die Stifte.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Stiftes
- Plural: die Stifte

## In other languages

- Русский: обрубок, штифт, штырь

## Noun

1. pin (short rod of metal, wood etc., used e.g. for fastening)
2. pencil, pen, stylus (includes all rod-shaped writing implements other than fountain pens, though even these may be included informally)
3. _archaic · colloquial_ a boy, especially an apprentice

## Noun

1. endowed monastery
2. secular convent
3. collegial body
4. ecclesiastical donation (fund of estates)

## Examples

- Wann hat er ihm den Stift gegeben? — When did he give him the pen?
- Ich habe nur wenige Stifte. — I have only a few pens.
- Ich habe meinen Stift verloren. — I have lost my pencil.
- Vergiss nicht, einen Stift mitzubringen! — Don't forget to bring a pen.
- Ich habe keine Stifte. — I don't have any pens.

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